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Encyclopedia: Torino Scale

The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. It is intended as a tool for astronomers and the public to assess the seriousness of collision predictions, by combining probability statistics and known kinetic damage potentials into a single threat value. The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale is a similar, but more complex scale.

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How to say "Torino Scale" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	杜林危險指數
	(Japanese)	トリノスケール
	(German)	Torinoskala
	(Spanish)	Escala de Turín
	(French)	Échelle de Turin
	(Italian)	Scala Torino

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Torino scale

The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects..., but more complex scale. The Torino Scale uses a scale from 0 to 10. Where 0 indicates an object... global disaster. There are no fractional values or decimal values used. Torino scale An object...

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2003 QQ47

Earth in the year 2014 and was rated a "1" on the Torino impact hazard scale, which goes from 0 to 10... events at the Torino Scale 1 level certainly merit careful monitoring by astronomers, but these events... re-word the Torino scale, or to phase it out completely in favour of a scale which is less likely to...

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1997 XR2

the Torino scale of impact risk, and is the only NEO to be ranked higher than zero (the scale is 0�...

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Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale

hazard is 100 times more likely than a random background event. A similar but less complex scale is the Torino scale, which is used for simpler descriptions in the non-scientific media. The Palermo Scale... The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale is a logarithmic scale used by astronomers to rate the...

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Near-Earth object

schemes for classification of impact hazards: the simple Torino scale and the more complex Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale As of April 2004, the only NEO with a Torino scale value greater than zero is 1997 XR2; it is ranked a one (the scale is 0–10). Currently, the only known NEO with a...

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(29075) 1950 DA

. Related topics List of noteworthy asteroids Torino scale Palermo scale The Minor Planets...

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Scale (measurement)

scale measures the intensity of tornadoes. The Torino scale and the Palermo scale measure the...A scale is either a device used for measurement of weights, or a series of ratios against which... logarithmic. A draughtsman's scale is a ruler-like device, often with a triangular cross-section, that...

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List of noteworthy asteroids

impact-risk Torino scale (it's ranked 1) � 1998 KY 26 0.030 June 2 1998 Approached within 800,000...

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List of astronomical topics

-- Danjon Scale Danjon Scale -- Dark energy Dark energy -- Dark matter Dark matter -- Dark moon Dark... -- Large liquid mirror telescopes -- Large-scale structure of the cosmos Large-scale structure of... Hazard Scale Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale -- Palimpsest Palimpsest -- Pallasite Pallasite...

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